Thomas Adlard

Born: 1646, Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, England
Christened: 20 Sep 1646, Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, England
Marriage (1): Elizabeth Hornby on 25 Jan 1669 in Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, England

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Elizabeth Hornby

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=crumpler_tree&id=104580101

And

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=crumpler_tree&id=116581782

• General Comment. 12 Jan 2012
The records are unclear.

There is no doubt in my mind that Thomas Adlard married Elizabeth Hornby on 25 Jan 1669 this is well documented in LDS records. The problem is a number of children born before 1669.

These include:-
1) Thomas Adlard christened 1 Mar 1664 Wood Enderby
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NG7X-XLL
His father Thomas born in 1646 would have been 18!

2) Richard Adlard christened 22 Jan 1666 Wood Enderby
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NT48-WKM

3) John Adlard christened 1668 Wood Enderby
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J9RS-KS7

There are THREE children born out of wedlock! Given the ethos of the time this seems unlikely.

Perhaps the answer lies at
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NJC5-SQB
Where Thomas Adlard marries Elizabeth J? in 1663 in Wood Enderby

And
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NVRW-J9S
Where Thomas Adlard marries Elizabeth ? in Wilksby on 04 Feb 1663.
Wilksby is a hamlet in Wood Enderby.

Therefore there were either two Thomas Adlards who married Elizabeths - One of whom was Elizsabeth Hornby.

OR

Thomas Adlard married Elizabeth J? in1663 and then Eliazabeth Hornby in 1669

Either way it would appear that
John, Richard and Thomas described above are the progeny of the 1663 marriage and not Elizabeth Hornby.

Furthermore it seems unlikely that Thomas Adlard born in 1646 would have married in 1663 aged 17!

The logical conclusion is there were two Thomas Adlards.
Logic decrees that Elizabeth Hornby is not the mother of our John Adlard. He could have been born out of wedlock. This is how it appears in several online records. I have left it so but I am not convinced.

In fact Elizabeth (1670 - ?) and Thomas (1673-1673) and Unknown Male Adlard (1674 - ?) could be the result of either marriage.

Its a mystery!

Thomas married Elizabeth Hornby, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 25 Jan 1669 in Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, England. (Elizabeth Hornby was born in 1643 in Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, England and was christened on 14 Dec 1643 in Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire, England.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=crumpler_tree&id=116581783

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NV52-SPB

• General Comment. A Thomas Adlard married Elizabeth Hornby on 25 Jan 1669 at Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NV52-SPB
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M07750-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 0507108 IT 4-5

And

A Thomas Adlard married Elizabeth ?? on 4 Feb 1663 at Wilksby, Lincolnshire
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NVRW-J9S
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M03314-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 508089

And

A Thomas Adlard married Elizabeth J??? in 1663 in Wood Enderby, Lincolnshire.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NJC5-SQB
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M07750-2
System Origin: England-VR
GS Film number: 507108
Reference ID: 2:3Z8BDDT

The problem is if our Thomas Adlard is in fact married to Elizabeth Hornsby their son John is born nearly a year before they were married.

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